Ian Skelly

Some things come as easy as pie and the new album from Ian Skelly saw the solo artist, The Coral drummer and occasional co-conspirator in Serpent Power, become diviner of twelve, new songs laid down in effortless, collaborative joy in Berlin during 2019. Skelly’s new album, Drifter’s Skyline, full of dreamers’ whimsy, sun-dappled folk and multi-instrumental curios, is set for release on Fri 31 July 2020. Skelly starts the countdown to his second feature-length solo record with the release of Captain Caveman, a time-stopping, bubble-gum hit of comic book gobbledygook.

A prolific songwriter and artist, Skelly leapt headlong into a project he describes as an un-demoed, free-flowing and straight-to-tape stream-of-consciousness, reacting to personal grief with defiant songs of glowing optimism. With Dennis Wilson and Skip Spence denoted vaguely as influences, the generosity and good vibes brought by producer and guitarist/friend, Paul McKinnell, alongside Paul Pilot on mixing and recording duties, helped Skelly complete Drifter’s Skyline in an atmosphere of exciting, rapid-fire creativity.